Segmental and Suprasegmental (prosodic features)

1.Changing vocal pitch to convey grammatical information

• stress

• intonation

• pitch

• diction

2. The following are examples of suprasegmentals EXCEPT:

• diction

• pitch

• intonation

• stress

3.It is the relative emphasis that may be given to certain syllables in a word.

• stress

• intonation

• pitch

• diction

4. How does the prosodic features help us in presenting a speech to the public?

• Prosodic features can help us deliver the speech fluently

• Prosodic features can help us only we are competing

• Prosodic features are not really essential in speaking

• Prosodic features vary depending on the person who will speak

Shane is a good English speaker. She speaks well with conviction. She is able to convince other students in our campus to vote her because of how she delivered her speech last time. Which is Shane good at?

• volume

• breathing

• voice quality

• articulatiom